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LANDMARKS AND CEREMONIES 



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COURTS of HEROINES 



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E. A. BURNETT, PRINTER AND PUBLISHER, 78 OHIO LEVEE, 
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PREFACE. 



The author, having for a number of years 
given these Ladies' Degrees his study, and 
finding much in them imperfect as they have 
been given in late years, has hunted through 
Masonic history and its traditions for their 
origin, and the manner and mode in which they 
were first given. 

Now, after years of patient search in the 
mysteries of the Ancient Craft and their work- 
ing for hundreds of years, step by step we trace 
the origin of Female Degrees through ancient 
and modern times, and find that the Three De- 



grees, as they are given in the Ritual, were 
first brought to perfect order in France, as 
earl}- as the year A. D. 1220, in the reign ©f 
Louis VIII.; and from thence passed into Eng- 
land, Germany, Scotland, and many other estab- 
lished governments. We have become perfectly 
satisfied from our researches that the Three 
Degrees are the heritage and property of Mas- 
ter Masons, their wives, widows, daughters, 
mothers and unmarried sisters. These Degrees 
existed in an organized state* many years be- 
fore the Chapter, Council or Encampments 
were ever heard or thought of. In fact, these 
Degrees were known and given when we had 
nothing but the good Ancient Craft Masonry, 
which is almost as old as creation. 

We ask those who claim the H. of J. as the 
exclusive property of the Holy R. A., to in- 
vestigate the matter and history of these De- 
grees, and then tell us which is right. The un- 
mistakable evidence of Masonic History and 
Tradition makes the Court of Heroines the 
property of the M. M. House, and it will only 
create confusion and discontent to try and take 



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any one of the Degrees from them. History 
plainly tells us that as far back as A. D. 1283 
the H. of J. was well known and practiced by 
Master Masons and their wives and daughters. 
Read the Masonic history of Sir William Wal- 
lace, and others, of Scotland; that of the reign 
of the House of Valois, in France; from A. D. 
1428 to 1500 in England and other countries. 
From A. D. 1500 to 1790 these Degrees did ex- 
ist, but there were no regular organized Courts. 
Courts were revived again in France in A.D. 
1790, and were presided over by some of the 
most eminent ladies of Paris and other cities of 
France. Under the Empire of the First Na- 
poleon the Court of H. of J. assumed a splendor 
in machinery and appointment, in dress and 
richness, never before or since equaled. A 
Court in Paris, presided over by the Empress 
Josephine, was oriental in magnificence, and as 
splendid and mysterious as Aladdin's Palace 
and the groves of enchantment. 

These Degrees are the oldest and most per- 
fect of all the Female Degrees. Among the 
many hundred that have been born in the last 
hundred years, and taught by grand lecturers, 



these, the oldest, have outlived them. They 
have come down to us through centuries, un- 
altered. Though sometimes almost buried in 
the crash and fall of nations, for a few years, 
still they re-appear full of vigor and life. His- 
torians have tried to find the time when these 
Degrees were introduced into this country, and 
failed to fix the period; but we are assured that, 
with the introduction of Masonry into the prov- 
inces of America, came these Degrees. 






History of the Degrees. 



HISTORY OF THE M. M. D. 

This Degree was founded on the following 
reasons: Soon after the great event ol the 
death, burial, and resurrection of the Son of 
God, the Jews that believed in his predictions, 
that they were to be dispersed and scattered 
among all nations (and nearly all were Masons), 
cast about them for some plan whereby their 
Masonry would benefit their wives, widow 7 s, 
daughters, sisters and mothers. As the iruit 
of their consultation they instituted this Degree, 
which they called " Mary," in memory of the 
mother of Christ, our Lord. It was adopted 
by the Ancient Craft, and has come down to us 
unchanged, under the name of a Master Mason 
Daughter. 



HISTORY OF THE TRUE KINSMAN. 

This Degree was founded on the friendship 
that existed between Ruth, the Moabitess and 
Naomi, the mother of Mahlon, the Israelite, 
about the year B. C. 131 2. During a very- 
hard famine in the land of Judeah, a certain 
man of Bethlehem moved to the country of 
Moab, with his wife, Naomi, and his two sons, 
Mahlon and Chilon, and sojourned there. The 
sons were married to Ruth, of Moab, and 
Orpah, Ruth's sister. In the course of time 
Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and 
soon after Mahlon and Chilon both died, leav- 
ing Naomi a widow, and her children both 
dead, and herself in a strange land, far from 
home and kindred. In this sorrowful situation 
she felt it her duty to return to her own land 
and kinsmen. Having made due preparation, 
she informed her two daughters-in-law of her 
determination. Both were eager to go with 
her, but Naomi informed them that the journey 
was long and dangerous, and that by this time, 
under the Jewish law, all her husband's prop- 
erty was forfeited, and that she was poor, and 



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would be poor at home. She entreated her 
daughters-in-law to stay at home with their 
kindred. Orpah remained, but Ruth resolved 
to go with her mother-in-law, and said: "En- 
treat me not to leave thee; for where thou goest 
I will go, and where thou lodgest I will lodge. 
Thy people shall be my people, and thy God 
shall be my God. Where thou diest I will die, 
and there I will be buried. Nothing but death 
shall part you and me." This is the kind of 
friendship every true kinsman should feel each 
for the other. Ruth went with Naomi, and 
God blessed Ruth and she became the mother 
of a long line of kings in the land of Judeah, 
and her name an honored name in Israel. Her 
husband's name is found in the genealogy of 
the Savior of mankind. 



HISTORY OF THE H. of J. 

This Degree was founded on incidents that 
happened in the passage of the children of 
Israel from the wilderness of sin to the land of 
promise — first to commemorate the faithfulness 
of the two spies, Caleb and Joshua, in canying 



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out the orders of Moses to spy out the land and 
bring a faithful report to the Camp of Israel. 
Second, to perpetuate the memory of the good 
deeds of Rahab, the innkeeper, in preserving 
the lives of the spies, and her fidelity to the 
promise made by her. It says to heroines that 
a promise once given should be kept, though 
death is threatened it you do not reveal. 
Third, to commemorate the wonder iul work of 
God at the taking and fall of Jericho, and the 
entry of Israel into the land of promise, in the 
year B. C. 1451. 

LANDMARKS. 

Noc 1. The Adoptive Degrees, known as the 
Master Masons Daughter, True Kinsman, and 
Heroine of Jericho, are given only to Master 
Masons, their wife, widow, mother, daughter, 
sister and legally adopted daughter. 

No. 2. A Past Master that has been installed 
and presided over a Blue Lodge 'one year has 
the inherent right to give these Degrees. 

No. 3. Every Master Mason to fulfill their 
obligation and to be in a position to do their 



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duty to a Mason's family, must be familiar with 
these Degrees. 

No. 4. The Worshipful Master of the Lodge 
is required by the tenor of his office and his 
duty as Master Masons t© have all the mem- 
bers of his Lodge take these Degrees. He 
must be qualified to give full instruction to the 
Craftmen in these important Degrees. 

No. 5. All Master Masons' wives, mothers, 
sisters, daughters, adopted daughters and wid- 
ows are rightfully entitled to these Degrees. 

No. 6. Ladies' Courts is an organization; a 
society having its constitution, by-laws and 
rules for its government. The basis upon which 
a Court is erected are the three Degrees — 
Mason Daughter, True Kinsman and Heroine 
of Jericho. Every member of the Court must 
have the full three Degrees. 

No. 7. A Perfect Court must have not less 
than five ladies and four Masons. A Court 
can have any number of ladies but only four 
Masons can be members of a Court. These 
four Masons fill the following offices viz: Three 
Directors, one Most Worthy Joshua. 



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No. 8. An organized Court is an indepen- 
dent society under the control of its mem- 
bers, except the Court is dispensated or war- 
ranted by a Grand Court, then of course it is 
subject to the Grand Body. 

No. 9. A Court has the right to choose its 
members. The constitution must define the 
mode to make applications and the manner of 
electing candidates. A Master Mason's wife, 
mother, widow, sister, daughter and adopted 
daughter can be made members of a Court, 
provided they are organized in or elected a 
member, and not otherwise. The fact that they 
are a part of the Masonic family does not con- 
stitute them members of a Court. 

No. 10. When a Past Master organizes a 
Court he must give the Court a certificate 
showing the Court was set to work by him, and 
sign his name, giving the name and number of 
his Lodge. 

No. 11. When a Court is organized by or 
under the authority of a Grand Master, or by a 
Grand Instructor of a Grand Court they 
receive either a dispensation or a warrant, to 



prove that they were legally organized. 

No. 12. Master Masons that have the De- 
grees have the right to visit Courts, and Mas- 
ter Masons that have not the Degrees can re- 
ceive them in the Court, upon the recommen- 
dation of the Court Directors and the payment 
of the Court fees. The receiving of the De- 
grees does not make them members of the 
Court. 

No. 13. A Grand Court can be organized in 
any State or Territory where there is no Grand 
Court. Three or more Courts can call a con- 
vention. When the delegates ol three or more 
Courts assemble, proceed as follows: 

First. The Convention is called to order by 
the Matron or Delegate from the oldest Court. 
She states the purpose ior which the Conven- 
tion is called, and says: Our first business is to 
elect a Chairman. A Chairman and Secretary 
are elected. 

Second. Open in the Heroines Degree. (Be 
careful to have none but Heroines present.) 

Third. The Chair appoints a committee on 



Credentials; that committee reports who are 
members of the convention, and the names of 
the Courts they represent; report adopted. 

Fourth. A motion is made to ©rganize a 
Grand Court. If adopted, proceed to elect 
Grand Officers and install the Grand Officers. 
(Any Past Master, Past Grand Master or Past 
Grand Matron can install.) The officers are 
seated in their stations. 

Fifth. The Most Ancient Grand Matron 
announces that a motion to adjourn the Con- 
vention sine die. is in order; motion made and 
adopted. The M. A. G. M. declares the Con- 
vention closed, and the Grand Court of the 

State of open for any business that may 

properly come before the Grand Bod3^. (All 
business is done in the Heroines Degree.) 

Sixth. Committees are appointed on Con- 
stitution, By-laws and Rules, and on Dispensa- 
tions and Warrants, and other business to per- 
fect the working of the Grand Court. 

No. 14. All Present Matrons and Past 

Matrons and Present and Past Grand Joshuas 

' are life members of the Grand Court. The 



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Grand Directors and Grand Instructor are 
members during their term of office. 

No. 15. A member of a Court must serve in 
the office of Most Ancient Matron one year be- 
fore they are eligible to the offices of Most 
Ancient Grand Matron or Senior Grand 
Matron. 

No. 16. It is the vested and inherent right of 
Past Masters to give the Adoptive Degrees and 
organize Courts. The only way a Grand 
Court can control the organizing of Courts is 
for the Grand Lodge to adopt resoluitons giv- 
ing the management of Courts of Heroines en- 
tirely to the Grand Court. This will prevent 
Past Masters from organizing Courts, but it 
cannot take from them the right to give the 
Degrees. 

EMBLEMS. 
A. M. M. D. emblem is made in the shape of 
an Olive Leaf; metal, silver; letters of the face, 
F. N. D. O. Z. B. T. K. C; in center, A. R. 
M. Y. 

A T. K's, a Sheaf of Barley; metal, silver; 



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letters on the case, U. T. R. H. 

A Heroine of Jericho emblem, gold, in shape 
of a Spinning Wheel; letters R. I. J. O. E. 
H. C. 

WORKING REGALIA. 

The working, or business Regalia, need not 
be as fine or costly as the Regalia used on 
public occasions. The colors, patterns and 
trimmings must be the same, to suit the several 
degrees — white, blue and scarlet. 

RODS, CROOK AND MACE. 

. Gate Keeper's, Red Rods, six feet long, with 
a gilded ball on the top. 

M. W. J., a Shepherd's Crook, seven feet 
long; color, blue; crook gilded. 

Court Director's Maces four feet long; color, 
white; head round and gilded; three inches in 
diameter; heel, an iron thimble. 

ARK. 

Size of the Ark, two feet long, twelve inches 



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wide, three stories high; first story eight inches 
deep; second story six inches deep, made to set 
in the first story about an inch, with a cornice 
or molding around its base; third story six 
inches deep, set in the second story about one 
inch, with moulding around its base; the cover 
made to fit over the third story ; roof flat, with 
horns on the four corners. Color, first story 
scarlet; second story, sky-blue; third story, 
white; top of the cover, bronze. Mouldings, 
gilded. Horns, gilded. Four rings — one at 
each corner of the first story. Letters in the 
form of a half circle, F. N. D. O. Z. B. T. K. C. ; 
on reverse side, R. I. J. O. E. H. C. Second 
story, the name and number of the Court on 
both sides. On the top, A. M. 2553. On the 
end, the date of the organization. 

ARK FURNITURE. 

Two Rods, or Poles, eight feet long, for carry- 
ing the Ark ; color, blue ; made to pass through 
the rings; a Holy Bible; three Candlesticks; 
three Silver Cups; two Ram's Horns; one Slip- 
per ; an Ear of Corn ; a Bundle of Wheat Straw ; 



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a Branch of Evergreen; a Vial of Olive Oil; 

Candles, etc. 

ARK BEARERS. 

The Ark is carried by four Heroines, in full 
dress, on all occasions, either public or private. 

True Kinsman's Apron.* — Same pattern; 
color, deep blue; trimmed with orange-colored 
velvet ribbon; silver fringe; lining white; white 
cord and tassels. 

M. W. Joshua. — A collar fitting over the 
shoulders and coming to a point in the front at 
the waist; color, scarlet; made of velvet, silk or 
satin, golden fringe all around; twelve silver 
stars; trimmed with gold lace; cords of blue 
and white on each side of the lace; lining white. 
(See Plate No. 3.) 

The Court Directors. — Same pattern as 
M. W.J.; color, scarlet; silver fringe; seven 
golden stars; trimming, silver lace. 

THE M. A. M. FULL DRESS. 
The Heroine's Dress and Apron. — A 

*The M. M. D.'sandT. K.'s may be made in one, by reversing 
the apron. 



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golden crown with twelve points; crown orna- 
mented with twelve small silver stars set on a 
scarlet band one inch wide and placed around 
the crown at the base; in front a silver bugle; 
the points of the crown ornamented with bril- 
liants, red, white, and blue. A purple robe, 
full from the shoulders and trailing four feet; 
robe trimmed with silver lace and spangled 
with small golden stars. A scepter, made to 
suit the taste. A page to attend her on public 
occasions — (a small boy.) 

OFFICERS' JEWELS. 

M. A. M. — A scepter and bugle of silver 
within a f gold hoop. 

S. M. — A Silver Leaf, within a gold hoop. 

M. W. J. — Silver Bible, within a gold hoop. 

1. S. K. — Silver Cross, within a gold hoop. 

O. G. K. — Silver Bugle, within a gold hoop. 

C. Treas. — Silver Chest, within a gold hoop. 

C. S. — Silver Pens, within a gold hoop. 

C. D's. — Silver Sheaves of Wheat, within a 
gold hoop. 

fGold or yellow metal. 



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The jewels can be made of any size to suit 
the Court, and can be made to pin on the left 
breast, or hang on the neck by a scarlet ribbon. 

THE DRESS. 

The Canopy over the Throne is made in the 
form of a half circle at the top. The hangings 
are scarlet with blue lining, and trimmed with 
gold* and -(-silver. The cords and tassels are 
purple. 

Carpets tor hall and platforms, in colors of 
scarlet, blue and white. Seats covered with 
purple. 

Dress for Ladies— Heroines— A white or 
purple dress; on the head a crown of ^gold 
with three points in front onamented with 
seven silver stars, the crown trimmed with 
scarlet velvet ribbon. 

A M. M. D.'s Dress. — Straw color; on the 
head a crown made of silver, with one point in 
the front; seven blue stars trimmed with blue 
velvet ribbon. 

*Gold fringe and lace. fSilver fringe and lace. 

JThe crown is made of heavy pasteboard, covered with gold 
paper . 



A True Kinsman's Dress. — Sky blue; on 
the head a white turban, trimmed with orange- 
colored ribbon and sprigs of wheat straw. 
White gloves are worn in all the Degrees. 

(The dresses described above are for public 
occasions.) 

Gentlemens' Dress. — Black coat and pants, 
white vest, black hat, white gloves — full dress 
suit. 

REGALIA— FULL. 

Heroine of Jericho. — An apron and collar 
in one piece, made to fit over the shoulders and 
down to a point on the back, cut to fit around 
the neck and over the breast, down in front 
about two-thirds from waist to feet; color, scar- 
let; made of velvet, silk or satin; seven gold 
stars and five silver stars; a golden fringe 
around the edge ol the entire apron; gold lace 
and silver lace for trimming; a cord and tassel 
to confine the apron at waist; lining white. 
(See Plate No. 2.) 

The M. M. D. Apron. — Same pattern; color, 





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white; made ol velvet, silk or satin; silver 


fring 


e; twelve silver stars; trimmed with blue 


velvet ribbon; lining blue; white cord and 


tasse 


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COMPLETE EMBLEM. 


It is made ot silver in the shape of an Olive 


Leaf 


on its face a golden Spinning Wheel and 


Shea 


[ of Barley; letters M. D., T. K., H. J. 




GRAND COURT OFFICERS. 


i. 


Most Ancient Grand Matron— M.A.G.M. 


2. 


Senior Grand Matron — S. G. M. 


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Ancient Grand Instructor— A. G. I. 


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Most Worthy Grand Joshua— M.W. G. J. 


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Ancient Grand Treasurer — A. G.T. 


6. 


Ancient Grand Secretary — A. G. S. 


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Grand Register — G.R. 


8. 


Grand Director — G. D. 


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Grand Directer — G. D. 


10. 


Grand Director — G. D. 


ii. 


Senior Grand Attendant — S. G. A. 


12. 


Junior Grand Attendant — J.G. A. 


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Inner Grand Keeper — I. G. K. 


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Outer Grand Keeper — O.G. K. 



The first six officers are elective; the other 
eight are appointed by the Grand Matron elect 
just before she is installed. The Grand In- 
structor, Grand Joshua and Grand Directors 
are men ; all the other officers are ladies. 

GRAND COURT OFFICERS' JEWELS. 

i. M. A. G. M— A Scepter and Gavel, 
within a hoop. 

2. S. G. M.— A Bugle and Gavel, within a 
hoop. 

3. A. G. I. — The Sun, within a hoop. 

4. M. W. G. J.— A Bible, open, within a 
hoop. 

5. A. G.T.— A Chest and Key, within a 
hoop. 

6. A. G. S. — Hand Holding a Pen, within a 
hoop. 

7. G. R.— Bird with Letter in its Bill, with- 
in a hoop. 

8. G. D. — Crossed Maces, within a hoop. 

9. G. D. — Crossed Maces, within a hoop. 

10. G. D. — Crossed Maces, within a hoop. 



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ii. S. G. A. — Hand Clasping a Scroll, within 
a hoop. 

12. J. G. A. — Both Hands Holding an Open 
Scroll, within a hoop. 

13. I. G. K. — Trumpet and Crossed Rods, 
within a hoop. 

14. O. G. K. — Dove and Crossed Rods, 
within a hoop. 

The Grand Court Jewels are made of gold or 
yellow metal, made ot any size; can be made 
with bar and pin, or hung from the neck by a 

scarlet ribbon. 

Past Most Ancient Grand Matron's emblem 
is made in the shape of Olive Leaf, with a 
Scepter and Gavel, crossed; letters, P. M. A. 
G. M. on the face. The emblem is made of 
gold. 

POWERS AND PREROGATIVES OF 
THE M. A. G. M. 

No. 1. She can preside at all communications 
of the Grand Court. 

No. 2. She can assemble the Grand Court in 



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a special communication any time she deter- 
mines it is needed. 

No. 3. She can, by official dispensation, sus- 
pend the laws, by-laws, and rules of the Grand 
Court for a limited time. 

No. 4. She can confer the Court Degrees in 
person or by authorized deputy. 

No. 5. She can organize Courts either in per- 
son or by commissioned deputy. 

No. 6. She can issue Dispensation to new 
Courts to work until the annual communication. 

No. 7. She can suspend the work and busi- 
ness of a subordinate Court for good reasons, 
knowing that it is violating the laws, for a time, 
or until the annual Grand Communication. 

No. 8. She can visit and preside in any Court 
under the jurisdiction of the Grand Court. 

No. 9. She can decide all points, rules and 
questions of law. Her decisions hold good 
until reversed by the Grand Court or her suc- 
cessor. 

No. 10. She can grant warrants to Courts 
upon proof that their warrant has been lost or 
destroyed. 



RULES OF ORDER FOR COURTS. 

i. The Presiding Officer, at the proper hour 
takes her seat and gives one rap for order. She 
then opens the Court in form. 

2. The regular business of the court is done 
without a motion, as prescribed by the rules of 
business. 

3. During the reading of the minutes silence 
must be observed. Alter they are read the 
minutes, if no objection is made, stand ap- 
proved. If a member questions the correctness 
a move is made to correct ; if adopted the cor- 
rection is made. 

4. A member when addressing the Court 
must stand and address the presiding officer as 
Most Ancient Matron. 

5. When it is necessary to get the sense of 
the Court on any question or resolution it must 
be done by motion and second, and when 
stated by the presiding officer it is then the 
property of the Court, and is decided by the 
voting sign. 

6. When an office is made vacant by death 
or removal, or any cause, the M. A. M. shall ap- 



point a member to fill the vacancy until the 
regular election. 

7. When an officer is not present at a called 
or regular meeting, the M. A. M. fills their 
stations pro tern. 

8. The M. A. M. must control the business 
of the Court and determine the time to close, 
without a motion. 

9. A member cannot speak more than one 
time on the same question until all who wash to 
speak have spoken, and not more than twice 
without permission from the M. A. M. 

10. All motions must be made in writing 
when requested by the Court Secretary, and 
have the name of mover and seconder signed 
to it. 

11. A motion to lay on the table must be de- 
cided without debate. When a question is laid 
on the table it cannot be taken up until the next 
meeting. 

12. A motion to reconsider can only be 
acted on at the same meeting. The motion must 
be made by a member that voted with the 
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13. A motion for indefinite postponement if 
decided in the affirmative settles the question ; 
it cannot be taken up again but by a two-thirds 
vote of the Court members at a subsequent 
meeting. 

14. A motion when made and seconded and 
stated by the presiding officer, cannot be with- 
drawn without the consent of a majority of the 
members present. 

15. The first named on all committees is the 
Chairman, unless otherwise ordered by the con- 
stitution. 

16. If the Court is a member of the Grand 
Court, officers of the Grand Court when they 
visit must be received with the grand honors. 



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THE FORM OF THE COURT AND 
THE OFFICERS' SEATS. 

The M. A. M. Throne sits on a platform, 
elevated above the floor three steps. 

The Senior Matron sits on a platform ele- 
vated two steps above the floor. 

The M. W. J. sits fronting the Ark, on a 
platform raised two steps above the floor. 

The Court Treasurer sits on a platform 
raised one step above the floor, to the right of 
the M. A. M. 

The Court Secretary sits on a platform 
raised one step above the floor, to the left of 
the M. A. M. 

The Inner Gate Keeper sits in front of the 
reception room door. 

The three C. D.'s at the end of the hall oppo- 
site the M. A. M., on a platform raised one 
step above the floor. 

The Outer Gate Keeper sits at the hall door, 
in the reception room. 

The Ark, in the center of the hall, sits on a 



pedestal two feet six inches long, eighteen 
inches wide and eight inches high. 

The dot in the circle in the center of the hall 
represents a member or visitor, saluting the M. 
A. M. and S. M. 

OFFICERS OF A PERFECT COURT. 

i. Most Ancient Matron, M. A. M. 

2. Senior Matron, S. M. 

3. Most Worthy Joshua, M. W. J. 

4. Court Treasurer, C. T. 

5. Court Secretary, C. S. 

6. Inner Gate Keeper, I. G. K. 

7. Court Director, C. D. 

8. Court Director, C. D. 

9. Court Director, C. D. 

10. Outer Gate Keeper, O. G. K. 

11. Committees. 



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COURT OF HEROINES. 



Court Installing Ceremonies. 

The officers of a Court can be installed in 
public or private. This ceremony can be per- 
formed by any Past Master, Past Grand Master, 
or Grand ©r Past Grand Matrons. 



PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS. 

The ladies of the Court and other officials 
meet in a room or place near the hall or church 
where the installation is to be performed; 
dressed in full regalia and march in the 
following order to the place where the install- 
ation is to be, under the Marshalship of one of 
the Directors: 



THE PROCESSION. 

S.M. 

I. G. K. O. G. K. 

M. W. J. 

C. S. C. T. 

Members by Twos. ^ 

Directors. « 

Past M. A. M.'s g 

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M. A. M. 

Master Masons when they join the procession. 

The Ark is carried by four Heroines. The 
procession marches three times around the hall 
or church, music by a band, piano or organ; 
the officers are seated on the platform ; the Ark 
in front of the M. A. M.; if there is room on 
the platform for all the members they are 
seated in the rear of the officers; if there is not 
room they are seated in front of the officers and 
platform. 



CEREMONY. 

The installing officers announces to the audi- 
ence that Court of Heroines of Jericho 

have assembled for the purpose of having their 
annual installation of the officers. Our cere- 
monies will open by invoking God's blessing 
upon the Court and its officers. The following 
is sung, or a sacred piece played by the band. 

C. M. 

i Oh! 't was a joyful sound to hear 
Our tribes devoutly say : 
"Up, Israel, to the temple haste, 
And keep your festal day !" 

2 At Salem's courts we must appear, 

With our assembled powers, 
In strong and beauteous order ranged, 
Like her united towers. 

3 Oh, pray we then for Salem's peace ! 

For they shall prosp'rous be, 
Thou holy city of our God, 
Who bear true love to thee. 

4 May peace withimthy sacred walls 

A constant guest be found ; 
With plenty and prosperity 
Thy palaces be crowned. 

The M. A. M. gives three raps and all stand, 
and the following prayer or an extempore one is 
made by the Most Worthy Joshua: 



PRAYER. 

Oh God, Thou art the source from which all 
blessings and comforts come. We ofter 
praises and thanks unto thee for the mercies 
that has spared us, and we are permitted to 
assemble in our annual Court meeting. We 
thank thee for the care that thou hast preserved 
over the membership during our past life. 
Thou art our helper, oh Lord, we bless thy 
name. Thou art the fount of everlasting love. 
Thy bounteous hand scatters blessings all over 
our broad land. We come unto Thee, our 
only eternal ruler and governor, asking that 
Thou will endow the officers that are about to 
be installed, with wisdom, that they may, with 
Thy approbation, conduct the business of this 
Court for the best interest of its members and 
thy honor and glory, and when we have 
finished our pilgrimage in earth, may we, with 
all the redeemed, be sately housed in thee Celes- 
tial Courts of heaven to dwell w r ith the our 
Father, God, forever. x\men! Amen!! Amen!!! 

The M. A. M. gives one rap and all are 
seated. The following is sung or the band 
plays a piece of sacred music: 



C. M. 

i Thy morning light and evening shade 
Successive comforts bring; 
Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad; 
Thy flowers adorn the spring. 

2 Seasons and times and moons and hours, 

Heaven, earth, and air are thine ; 
When clouds distill in fruitful shov\ ers, 
The author is divine! 

3 Thy showers the thirsty furrows fill ; 

And ranks of corn appear; 
Thy ways abound with blessings still — 
Thy goodness crowns the year. 

During the singing the Marshal lights the 
three candles on the Ark and puts the officers' 
jewels on a chair near the Ark. On the Ark is 
' the Bible, M. A. M. Golden Crown and Scep- 
ter, three silver cups, one cup with corn, an- 
other with oil, the other with pure water. 

The Marshal then sa}^s to the installing of- 
ficer (calling him or her by their title),* we are 
now ready to install the following officers. 
The Marshal reads the names of each officer 
and the office to which they have been elected or 
appointed. 



We will call the installing officer P. Gr. M. 



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The P. G. M. says: I thank you. Please 
arrange the officers that are to be installed in a 
half circle, with the M. A. M. elect in the cen- 
ter in front of the Ark. 

The Marshal arranges them and reports: P. 
G. M., The officers are in form for install- 
ation. 

P. G. M.: Before we induct you into your 
several offices you will please answer the fol- 
lowing questions: 

Question — Are you willing to do the duties 
of the office to which you have been elected or 
appointed? All answer together. 

Answer — I will attend to my duties with 
fidelity. 

Question — Will you use your official power 
to have peace and harmony with and among 
all the members? 

Answer — I will administer the laws and rules 
of the Court with equal justice. 

P. G. M.: Thank you. Please place your 
right hand on your breast and repeat after me : 
I do hereby promise on the obligation of a 



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Heroine of Jericho to support and sustain each 
other in our several duties in and about the 
Court. I will punctually attend all meetings of 
the Court when it is possible for me to be pres- 
ent. 

Please be seated (all the officers that are to 
be installed sit in the half circle). 

The Marshal places the M. A. M. elect 
standing face toward the Ark, and says: P. 
G. M., I have the pleasure of presenting to you 
, who has been elected M. A. M., to pre- 
side over Court for the ensuing Court 

year. She is now ready to be installed. 

P. G. M. : I thank you, Marshal. You will 
cause her to be invested with the Purple Robe 
of Power. (Two of the Heroines fix the 
robe on properly.) 

P . G . M . : The purple robe is an emblem of 
queenly dignity. May you wear it with honor. 
You are now invested with the jewel of office . 
(The Marshal places the jewel in its proper 
place.) You will now be seated upon the 
throne. (She is seated.) 



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P. G. M.: This crown — take it and wear 
it at all times when you are presiding. It will 
remind you that you represent a long line of 
queens that have sat on the throne of authority 
since the days of Abraham the faithful. 

I present to you this Scepter of Government. 
With this in your hand you are to control the 
business of your Court. Use it as a presiding 
officer. 

I present to you the Laws of the Court. It 
is your duty to execute them promptly. Have 
them read in your regular meetings from time 
to time, that all the members may become 
familiar with the laws. 

It is your duty to preside at all meetings of 
the Court, and call special meetings when they 
are needed. You are to decide questions of law 
or rules, preserve order, give instructions, sign 
all warrants for money on the Treasurer. You 
are to represent your Court in the Grand 
Communication, it your Court belongs to a 
Grand Court. 

I present to you the Corn of Plenty. (The 



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Marshal puts the cup in her hand and lets it 
remain until the instruction is given and sets it 
back on the ark.) This corn is the staff of hu- 
man life. It reminds you that you are the 
staff upon which the life of this Court depends. 
If you tail in your duty, your Court is crippled 
or dies. 

I present to you the Oil. (The Marshal lets 
her touch the cup and sets it back.) Oil is a 
type of smoothness and gladness. It reminds 
you that if you would have joy and content- 
ment in your Court you must let your lips 
pour out the sweet oil of love and harmony. 

I present this cup of pure water. (The 
Marshal lets her take a drink and sets the cup 
back.) All nature must have water or they 
cannot live. Water is bountifully supplied to 
all living creatures by the Divine Governor of 
the Uin verse. It reminds you that it is your 
duty to give ample instruction to the members 
of your Court. 

The P. G. M. gives three raps and all stand 
except the installed M. A. M. He says: Bv 



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the power and authority in me vested, I an- 
nounce that is regularly installed 

Most Ancient Matron of 

Court for the ensuing Court year. He then 
says to the members and Masons, you will 
please assist me to salute the M. A. M. Say 
after me; — 

We Hail! We Hail! We Hail! All give 
three distinct claps. 

Hosannah! Hosannah! Hosannah! All 
w r ave their handkerchiefs three times. 

We hail! We Hail! We Hail! All give 
claps, three times three. 

The P. G. M. gives one rap and all are 

seated. 

SENIOR MATRON. 

Marshal. — P. G. M. — I now present 

. . . .who has been elected Senior Matron and 
is ready for installation. 

P. G. M. Thank you. M , you are 

honored^by this Court by being elected Senior 
Matron. It is a responsible position and I now 



invest you with the jewel of } r our office. You 
will please be seated in the station of the Sen- 
ior Matron. It is your duty to assist the M. A. 
M. in several official duties, and when she is 
absent from a meeting or out of the Court jur- 
isdiction it is your duty to attend to the bus- 
iness of the Court, and fill the M. A. M. duties. 

MOST WORTHY JOSHUA. 

Marshal. P. G. M., I present to you Bro. 

, who has been elected M. W. J. of 

this Court. 

P. G. M. Bro , I congratulate 

you on the very evident preference the Court 
has exhibited for you in electing you to the im- 
portant station of M. W. J. 1 invest you with 
the jewel of office. It is your duty to be pres- 
ent at all meetings of the Court, and invoke 
God's blessing in opening the Court. It is al- 
so your duty to visit and give consolation to 
the sick members, and assist in arranging 
Court funerals. That you may be amply pro- 
vided for all the duties of the office, I present 
to you the Holy Bible as your rule and guide. 
you will please be seated. 



Marshal. P. G. M., I present 3 t ou sister 

, who has been elected Treasurer of the 

Court. 

P. G. M. Sister, I invest you with the jewel 
of your office. You will please be seated. It 
is the duty of the Court Treasurer to receive 
the money that is paid into the Court from the 
Court Secretary. It is your duty to keep an 
account of receipts and disbursements, and re- 
port the condition of the Treasury when called 
for, 

COURT SECRETARY. 

Marshal. P. G. M., I present Sister 

who has been elected Secretary of the Court. 

P. G. M. Sister , I invest you with 

the jewel of your office. You will please be 
seated. It is the duty of the Secretary to keep 
the minutes and business of the Court in proper 
form. You are to issue all official notices; 
keep a roll of members; receive all money that 
is paid into the Court, pay the same to the 
Treasurer and take her receipt. You are to 
draw all warrants on the Treasury and have 
them signed by the M. A. M., and counter- 



signed by yourself. Look well to the books. 

INNER GATE-KEEPER. 

Marshal. P. G. M., I present to you Sister 

, who has been appointed Inner 

Gate Keeper of this Court. 

P. G. M. Sister , you are now in- 
vested with the jewel of your office, and I also 
present you this rod. It is your duty to guard 
the inside entrance of the Court under the or- 
ders of the M. A. M. You will please be seat- 
ed. 

THREE COURT DIRECTORS. 

Marshal, P. G. M., I present to you Broth- 
ers , who have been appointed Court 

Directors, and are now ready for installation. 

P. G. M. Brothers , you are invest- 
ed with the jewels of your office, and I also 
present you with the mace of defence. It is 
your duty to protect the ladies of the Court 
during their meeting, and attend the public 
business ol the Court when requested by the 
M. A. M. You will please be seated. 



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OUTER GATE KEEPER. 

Marshal. P. G. M., I present to you Sister 

' who has been appointed Outer Gate 

Keeper of this Court. 

P. G. M. Sister , you are invested 

with the jewel of your office. I also present 
to you the rod of protection. It is your duty 
to guard the outside entrance of the Court, un- 
der the orders of the M. A. M. You will 
please be seated. 

P. G. M. By the power and authority in 
me vested, I announce that the officers of . . . . 

Court are installed in regular form in their 

several duties for the ensuing Court year. The 
officers that have just been installed will please 
remain seated, and all other Heroines and Ma- 
sons will stand and assist in saluting. (Give 
three raps.) All repeat after me. 

THE SALUTE. 

We Hail! We Hail!! We Hail!!! All give 
three claps. (The P. G. M. gives one rap 
and all are seated.) 

Hosannah! Hosannah!! Hosannah!!! and all 
wave their handkerchiefs three times. 



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We Hail! We Hail!! We Hail!!! All clap 
three times three. 

Music by the band, piano or organ. 

If there is an oration to be delivered, now is 
the time, after which the Court marches three 
times around the hall and is dismissed, or 
marches back to their Court room. 



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DEDICATING CEREMONY 

OF A 

COURT OF HEROINES. 



DEDICATING A COURT. 
A CourtTof Heroines can be dedicated either 
in public or private- 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

i. The Court Ark must have its full furni- 
ture necessary for the Court work, before the 
Court can be dedicated. 

2. The ceremony can be performed by a 
Past Master, Past Grand Master, or District 
Deputy Grand Master. 

3. The Ark must be placed in the centre of 
the hall, with all the furniture in sight, and the 
candles, on the Ark, burning, 



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4- The members oi the Court in full dress 
and regalia. A lodge of Master Masons are 
requested to act as an escort to the Court, and 
Knight Templars as a guard of honor. 

5. The Court, with the escort and guard of 
honor, or the Court can attend without either 
the escort or guard, assemble in a room or place 
near the hall and march into the hall and around 
the hall slowly three times. Music — band, 
piano or organ. The Court form in a circle 
around the Ark. Seats are placed to form a 
complete circle, with the Ark in the centre, not 
close but about one foot space between each 
chair. 

CEREMONY. 

The M. A. M., says: members of 

Court w r e have assembled for the purpose of 
having our Court dedicated, and I now have the 

pleasure of introducing to you the 

dedicating officer. She presents gavel to dedi- 
cating officer and he gives one rap and all are 
seated. (The Masons form a circle around the 
Court with the Knight Templars immediately 
in the rear of the M. A. M.) 



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DEDICATING OFFICER'S ADDRESS. 

Most ancient Heroines of Jericho, the solemn 
duties of this hour and the ve^irnportant busi- 
ness that has died us together, demonstrates the 
high regard that Heroines have for the 
Supreme Ruler of heaven and earth. We feel 
that it is a holy duty to consecrate the business 
and the work of this Court of Heroines to the 
Lord God of the Universe. We are united under 
the form of a Court for mutual aid, and pro- 
tection, to assist each other in sickness and dis- 
tress, and comfort a member when lonely or 
disabled. Our mission is for good, therefore 
it is mete and right that it should be dedicated 
to the care of an Over-ruling Providence, and 
ask that he may guide us by his wisdom and 
bless each member in the noble work. Entreat 
our Heavenly Father not to leave us but to aid 
us in all our efforts to reach the courts of 
heaven. 

Dedicating officer gives three raps and all 
stand and join hands holding their hands up 
even with their shoulders. 

PRAYER BY M. W. J. 

Our Heavenly Father,thou art great in great- 



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ness; in power, Almighty; majestic in all thy 
ways; illimitable in thy immensity. Goodness 
and mercy are a part of thy attributes. Thou 
hast graciously promised to hear prayer. Oh, 
Lord meet with us at this hour, and bless the 
work that we are engaged in. Consecrate this 
Court that we may in all things honor Thee. 
Accept the dedications of this Court. Let thy 
merciful kindness bless all that call on Thee. 
Give each member of this Court a heart to 
praise Thee in humility and love all the days of 
our pilgrimage on earth, and when we have 
finished our work on earth, oh! receive us in 
the Celestial Courts of Heaven, where we will 
give thee undivided praise from thankful hearts, 
in the name of our Lord and Savior. Amen. 
and Amen. 

The members ail repeat after the dedicating 
officer : 

Hosannah, blessed is he that cometh in the 
name of the Lord; three times, dropping and 
raising their clasped hands each sentence. 

The dedicating officer gives one rap and all 
are seated. Music or the following sono-. 



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6 6. 6. 6. S. S. 

Dedication, 
i God of thine Israel true, 

Their pillar, shield, and rock. 
Who, all the desert through, 

Didst lead them like a flock; 
In this our sanctuary dwell, 
Tuou glorious, felt, invisible! 

2 That holy peace shed down, 

The world can never give; 
Th) truth with triumph crown, 

Command the dead to live; 
And fill this consecrated place 
With living trophies of thy grace. 

Dedicating officer gives one rap and all stand. 
The members form in single file holding their 
handkerchiefs in the right hand by one corner 
When dedicating officer begins to read they 
march slowly around the Ark. As each mem- 
ber passes the Ark they wave the handkerchief 
and strike the Ark with it. (March with the 
sun having the Ark always on the right.) 

And they shall make an ark of shettim-wood: 
two cubits and a half shall be the length there- 
of, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, 
and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 

And thou shalt overlay it with pure geld, 
within and without shalt thou overlay it; and 



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shalt make upon it a crown of gold round 
about. 

And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, 
and put them in the four corners thereof; and 
two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two 
rings in the other side of it. 

And thou shalt make staves of shettim-wood, 
and overlay them with gold. 

And thou shalt put the staves into the rings 
by the sides of the Ark, that the Ark may be 
borne with them* 

The staves shall be in the rings of the Ark; 
they shall not be taken from it. 

And thou shalt put into the Ark the testimo- 
ny which I shall give thee. 

And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon 
the Ark; and in the Ark thou shalt put the tes- 
timony that I shall give thee. 

And there I will meet with thee, and I will 
commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, 
from between the two cherubims which are 
upon the Ark of the testimony, of all things 
which I will give thee in commandment unto 
the children of Israel. 

At the closing of the reading each member 
halts at their seats, and face inward with hand- 
kerchief in their hands. 



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Dedicating officer sa}^s, please give me } T our 
attention. He reads: 

And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast 
their garments on him; and he sat upon him. 

And many spread their garments on the way: 
and others cut down branches oft the trees, and 
strewed them in the way. 

And they that went before, and they that fol- 
lowed, cried, saying, Hosanna: blessed is he 
that cometh in the name of the Lord. 

Blessed be the Kingdom of our father David, 
that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna 
in the highest. 

At the close of the last verse the members 
wave their handkerchiefs first time and say: 

Hosanna in the highest. 

Second time wave and say: Blessed is he 
that eometh. 

Third time wave and say: Behold the King, 
our Lord. 

Dedicating officer gives one rap and all are 
seated. Music or the following is sung. 



C. M. 

i . How pleasant thus to dwell below, 
In fellowship of love; 
And though we part, 'tis bliss to know 
The good shall meet above. 

O ! that will be joyful, joyful, joyful, 
O ! that will be joyful, 
To meet to part no more. 

2 . Yes, happy thought ! when we are free 

From earthly grief and pain, 
In heaven we shall each other see, 
And never part again . 
O ! that will be joyful, &c. 

3. Then let us each, in strength divine, 

Still walk in wisdom's ways, 
That we, with those we love may join 
In never-ending praise, 
O ! that will be joyful, &c. 

Dedicating officer gives one rap and all stand. 
He says, Please form the kinsman's support. 
This is done by laying hands on each other's 
shoulder. This forms a compact circle around 
the Ark. 

The Dedicating officer reads: 

And they lifted up their voice, and wept 
again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; 
but Ruth clave unto her. 



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And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone 
back unto her people and unto her gods; re- 
turn thou after thy sister-in-law. 

And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, 
or to return from following after thee: for 
whither thou goest, I will go: and where thou 
lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my 
people, and thy God my God: 

Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I 
be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, 
if aught but death part thee and me. 

And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, 
Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left 
off his kindness- to the living and to the dead. 
And Naomi said unto her, The man is near ot 
kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen. 

And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto 
me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young 
men, until they have ended all my harvest. 

And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter-in- 
law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out 
with his maidens that they meet thee not in any 
other field. 

So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz. 
The dedicating officer says, May we ever re- 
main true kinsmen. 



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The members drop their hands to their sides 
and say, So it shall be. 

Dedicating officer says, Please form the circle 
of Joshua. This is done by linking the little 
fingers together, and holding the hands up even 
with the shoulders, holding the handkerchief 
between the thumb and finger by one corner. 

The dedicating officer reads: 

Now, therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by 
the Lord, since I have showed you kindness, 
that ye will also show kindness unto thy father's 
house and give me a true token: 

And that ye will save alive my father, andmv 
mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and 
all that they have, and deliver our lives from 
death. 

And the men answered her, Our life for yours 
if ye utter not this our business. And it shall 
be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that 
we will deal kindly and truly with thee. 

Then she let them down by a cord through 
the window: tor her house was upon the town 
wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. 

And she said unto them, Get you to the 
mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide 



yourselves there three days, until the pursuers 
be returned: and afterward may ye go your 
way. 

And the men said unto her, We will be 
blameless of this thine oath which thou hast 
made us swear- 
Behold, when we come into the land, thou 
shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the win- 
dow which thou didst let us down by: and thou 
shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, thy 
brethren, and all thy father's household home 
unto thee. 

And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out 
of the doors of thy house into the street, his 
blood shall be upon his head, and we will be 
guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in 
the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any 
hand be upon him. 

At the closing of the reading the members 
lower and raise their hands three times slowly, 
and say each time, We will bind our sheaves 
together. They then drop their hands to their 
side. 

Th^e dedicating officer gives one rap and all 
are seated. 

Music or the following is sung: 



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CM. 

i . Hail, highly favored of the skies, 
Awake to joys divine; 
Spring from the dust, transported rise, 
In robes of splendor shine. 

2. Before thy rising morn are driven 

The shades of midnight gloom; 
Bursting in brilliant rays from heaven, 
Thy glorious light is come. 

3 . T' illume thy throne, thy fame to spread 

Thy Lord his love displays, 
And pours his wonders round thy head, 
In everlasting blaze. 

4. Earth's proudest monarchs, at command, 

Within thy courts await; 
And millions, flown from every land, 
Swarm round thy golden gate. 

The dedicating officer gives three raps and 
all stand. He says, Attention Court. 

In the name of the Lord God of the Universe 
in whom is all glory and power, we dedicate 
this Court to the work of Masons, Daughters, 
True Kinsmen, and Heroines of Jericho. 

All the members wave their handkerchiefs 
three times. 

Dedicating officer says, In the name of Mary 
of Salem, and Ruth uf old. We solemly dedi- 
cate this court to love and friendship. 



All the members give three claps. 

Dedicating officer says, In the name of Joshua 
and Rahab, we solemly dedicate this Court to 
morality, virtue and honor. 

All members gives claps three times three. 

M. W.J. gives the benediction as follows: 

Most Holy Lord God, let thy blessings in 
their fullness rest with this Court, and all who 
dedicate themselves to thee, and when our 
time on earth is finished we humbly ask Thee 
to give us a home in the heavenly country. 
Amen. 

The dedicating officer gives one rap and all 
are seated. 

Music or singing after which an oration may 
be delivered and the ceremony is closed. 





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INSTALLING CEREMONIES 

©:f .a. 

GRAND COURT. 

INSTALLING A GRAND COURT. 

The officers of a Grand Court of Heroines of 
Jericho can be installed in public or private. 
The ceremony can be performed by a Past 
Master, Past Grand Master, or by a Grand or 
Past Grand Matron. 

PUBLIC INSTALLATION. 

The members of the Grand Court and mem- 
bers of Subordinate Courts assemble near the 
hall or church where the installation is to take 
place, dressed in full regalia, one of the Grand 
Directors acting as Grand Marshal, and march 
into the hall in the following order. (The 
Subordinate Courts are placed in line according 
to seniority, the younger Court first.) 



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SUBORDINATE COURT. 

S. M. 

I. G. K. O. G. K. 

M. W. J. 

C. S. C. T. 

Directors. • 

Members by Twos. 

Past M. A. M's by Twos. 

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M. A. M. 

Master Masons by Twos. 

GRAND COURT. 

S. G. M. 
I. G. K. O. G. M. 

M. W. G.J. 
A. G. S. A. G. T. 

A. G. I. 

S. G. A. J. G. A. 

G.R. 

Grand Directors. 

Past S. G. M. 

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Members of Grand Court by Twos. 

Past Grand Officers by Twos. 

Past Grand Matrons by Twos. 

M. A. G. M. 

Page. Page. 

The Knights Templars, as an escort,marches 
in single file on each side of the Grand Court. 
Three Knights abreast in the rear of the Grand 
Matron. 

March three times around the hall slowly. 
Music by the band. 

The Grand Court is seated on the platform 
and the Subordinate Court in front of the plat- 
form; the Masons in the rear of the Courts; 
the Knights Templars are seated on each side 
ot the Grand Court. 

The Ark is placed in the center in front of the 
Grand Matron. The candles are lighted by the 
Grand Marshal. (The candles ought to be the 
different colors of the degrees). 

While the band is playing the Grand Mar- 
shal divests all the Grand Officers of their jew- 
els, and places them on the Ark. The holy 
bible lays on the Ark opened at the Second 
Chapter of Joshua. 



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CEREMONY. 

We will call the installing officer P. G. M. 
The Grand Marshal in addressing that officer 
is instructed to give that officer his proper title 
when introducing the officers to be installed. 

P. G. M. gives one rap for order and says: 
We have assembled to install the officers of the 

Most Ancient Grand Court of 

We will thank you if you will give us your at- 
tention. The importance of the duties and re- 
sponsibilities attached to the official business of 
the officers of a Grand Court demand that they 
should seek wisdom from the source of all 
knowledge and power, in obedience to an in- 
ward feeling of our dependence on the Almigh- 
ty God. Most Worthy Grand Joshua will now 
implore the blessings of the Deity on the offi- 
cers and members of the Grand Court. (Three 
raps are given and all stand). 

PRAYER. 

Oh God, Most Holy! Thou art all wise. Good- 
ness and mercy are part of thy attributes in all 
ages of the world. In love and kindness Thou 
hast heard Thy people when they appealed to 



thee in heartfelt prayer. We that are assem- 
bled here have faith in thy promises, and as 
members of a Grand Court of Heroines, we 
have been taught to reverence the God of our 
Fathers. Hear our prayer. Let thy blessing 
be upon the officers that are about to be install- 
ed. Endow them with wisdom, love and pa- 
tience; guide them in counsel; meet with them 
in their communication, and may thy peaceful 
presence go all along the journey of life with 
us. When we have fulfilled our time in the 
Courts of this earth, may the divine light of thy 
reconciled countenance shine upon us in the 
Heavenly Courts, and we will give Thee all 
praise, all honor and glory to our Father, a 
triune God, forever. Amen and amen. 

The members all say: Honor and praise 
God. 

P. G. M. gives one rap, and all are seated. 

Music. 

Grand Marshal places the M. A. G. M. elect 
at the Ark, standing, and says: 

P. G. M., I take pleasure in presenting to 
you , who has been honored by the 



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sufferage of this Grand Court, bv election to 
the office of Most Ancient Grand Matron. 

P. G. M. : Thank you. Gives three raps. 
All stand. 

M . . , you have been chosen to the 

highest office in this Grand Court. I take 
pleasure in having you invested with the robe 
of state. (Two of the ladies arrange the robe 
properly.) I present the jewel of your office: 
wear it with honor. I present the crown 
of queenly dignity; place it on your head, and 
be seated upon the throne. (Two ladies con- 
duct her to the throne and seat her.) 

Most Ancient Grand Matron: I now congrat- 
ulate you on the attainment of the highest hon- 
or in the Gift of the Grand Court. The duties 
of your office will be found in the Constitution 
and the written and unwritten law. Your au- 
thority will be respected by every true Hero- 
ine of Jericho. May you be faithful to your 
duty. 

P. G. M. : Let all repeat alter me, and salute 
the M. A. G. M. 

We Hail! We Hail! We Hail! Three claps 
are given by all. 



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Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna! At each 
sentence three waves of a handkerchiel are 
given. 

The P. G. M. then says : I now announce 

that is regularly installed. M. A. G. 

M. of the Most Ancient Grand Court of 

.... for the ensuing Court year. 

All give claps, three times three. 

P. G. M. gives one rap and all are sealed. 

The Grand Marshal introduces the other 
grand officers elect in their regular order, and 
when installed he seats them to the right and 
left of the M. A. G. M. If the installation is in 
private, he seats the officers in their stations. 

INSTALLING THE SENIOR GRAND MATRON. 

P. G. M.: M , you have been 

elected to the important station of Senior Grand 
Matron. You are admonished to be faithful in 
the discharge of your duties, You are to coun- 
sel and assist the M. A. G. M., and should that 
officer by death, or an)- unforseen casualty, be 
disabled from fulfilling the duties of presiding 
over the business of the Grand Court, you are 
her immediate successor, I now invest vou 



with the jewel of your office. Please be seated. 

ANCIENT GRAND INSTRUCTOR. 

Brother , you have been elected 

Ancient Grand Instructor of this Grand Court. 
It is your duty, under the orders of the M % A. 
G. Matron, to visit and give instructions in the 
several degrees to the subordinate Courts. 
you are also to open and organize new Courts 
when authorized by the M. A. G. Matron. 
You are now invested with the jewel of your 
office. Please be seated. 

t MOST WORTHY GRAND JOSHUA. 

Rev. Brother , you have been elect- 
ed by the members of this Grand Court to the 
very important office of Most Worthy Joshua. 
It is your duty to to be present at the 
communication of the Grand Court, and 
attend to the devotional exercises. You 
are also to attend to the luneral ceremonies 
of members of the Grand Court. That 
you may be fully qualified for your work 
I present to you this Holy Book [Bible]. I 
now invest you with the jewel of your office. 
Please be seated. 



ANCIENT GRAND TREASURER. 

M , You have been elected An- 
cient Grand Treasurer of this Grand Court. 
It is an important office. You will find your 
duties fully explained in the Constitution. Read 
it carefully. I now invest you with the jewel 
of your office. Please be seated. 

ANCIENT GRAND SECRETARY. 

M , the Grand Court has honored 

you by electing you to the station of Ancient 
Grand Secretary. You are requested to care- 
fully read your duties in the Constitution. You 
are now invested with the jewel of your office. 
Please be seated. 

GRAND REGISTER. 

M , you have been appointed 

Grand Register of this Grand Court. Your 
duties are fully explained in the Constitution. 
Read them carefully. I now invest you with 
the jewel ot your office. Please be seated. 

GRAND DIRECTORS. 

• Brothers , you have been appoint- 
ed Grand Directors in this Grand Court. It is 
your duty to assist the M. A. G. Matron to pre- 



serve order during the Grand Communications 
and to attend to the outside business of the 
Grand Court, and marshal all processions. 
You are now invested with the mace and jewel 
of your office. Please be seated. 

SENIOR AND JUNIOR GRAND ATTENDANTS. 

M... , you are honored with the ap- 
pointment of Senior and Junior Grand Attend- 
ants. It is your duty to attend to the orders 
of the M. A. G. Matron in conveying messages 
in and about the Grand Communication. You 
are also to prepare and attend any refreshments 
ordered by the M. A. G. Matron or Grand 
Court. You are now invested with the jewel 
of your office. Please be seated . 

INNER AND OUTER GRAND KEEPERS. 

M ^ 'jou have been appointed Inner 

and outer Grand Keepers of this Grand Court. 
It is your duty to guard the inner and outer en- 
trance of the Grand Court under the instruct- 
ions of the M. A. G. Matron. You are now 
invested with rods and jewel of your office. 
Please be seated. 

P. G. M. gives three raps and ail stand ex- 



cept the officers who have been installed. He 
then proclaims: 

Take notice: By the power and authority in 
me vested, I now announce the officers of the 
Most Ancient Grand Court of , in- 
stalled in their several offices for the ensuing 
Court year. Let us salute. (All that are 
standing assist in saluting.) 

We Hail! We Hail! We Hail! Claps are 
given three time?. . 

Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosenna! The hand- 
kerchiefs are waved three times three. 

We Hail! We Hail!! We Hail!!! Claps are 
given three times three. 

The P. G. M. gives one rap and all are 
seated. 

Music. 

If there is an oration to be delivered, now is 
the time, after which the Grand Court and at- 
tendants march around the hall three times and 
retire or disband. 



BURIAL CEREMONIES 



HERIONE OF JERICHO. 



The funeral ceremonis can be attended to by 
a Most Worthy Joshua, a past M. W. Joshua, 
a Past Master, or Present Master. 

DIRECTIONS. 

1. To receive the honorable burial by the 
Court, a member must have the full three de- 
grees and depart this life a member in good 
standing. 

2. When a Most Ancient Matron receives 
notice of the death of a member, it is her duty 
to issue orders to the members of the Court to 
make preparations to attend the funeral. She 
also extends an invitation to other Courts to as- 
sist in honoring a deceased member. 



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3. Should the family of the deceased mem- 
ber object to the Court taking charge of the 
body, and preparing ior interring it, the Court 
is obliged to respect the family's wishes. This 
action on the part of the family releases the 
Court from all expenses of the funeral. 

4. Should the deceased member hold a mem- 
bership in other secret societies, the M. A. M. 
must call their presiding officers to a consulta- 
tion and make arrangements for an equal divis- 
ion of the expenses and honors. If it be impos- 
sible to make satisfactory arrangements, the 
Court must take full charge of the body. 

5. The M. A. M. shall arrange to have Mas- 
ter Masons as pall bearers; but if other "socie- 
ties share a part with the Court, the pall bear- 
ers must be divided between them. 

THE FUNERAL DRESS. 

6. The funeral dress of members of a Court 
of Heroines is a black dress, white veils trim- 
med with a border of black crape,white gloves, 
a rosette made of scarlet, yellow, and blue rib- 
bon, worn on the left breast. The officers 
wear their jewels. The gavels, rods and maces 



are trimmed with black crape. Each member 
carries in her left hand a spray of wheat straw 
with the seed in it. (Courts are admonished to 
keep a bundle of wheat in the Ark for this pur- 
pose.) The veils are worn to suit the taste of 
the Court, but all members of a Court must 
have and wear their veils alike. 

7. If a sojourner in good standing dies within 
the jurisdiction of a Court, it is the duty of the 
Court or Courts to attend to the interment un- 
der the direction of the Court that the sojourn- 
er is a member, or if her Court desires the 
remains sent home, the Directors under the 
instructions of the M. A. M., attend to the for- 
warding. The court of which the deceased 
was a member shall pay all expenses incurred 
in the interment or forwarding the remains, to 
the Court that attended to the business. 

8. Masons attending a Court funeral must be 
dressed in black, wear white gloves, and a blue 
rosette on left breast. 

9. When two or more courts are in proces- 
sion, the Court of which the deceased was a 
member will march nearest the remains. 

10. A Court in- procession is under the con- 



trol of the M. A. M., and no one must leave the 
ranks without her permission. 

ii. The Directors, one or more of them, are 
the Marshals. It is their duty to make all ar- 
rangements, under the orders of the M. A. M., 
for the funeral, and conduct the procession. 

12. The members of a Court can turn out on 
foot or in vehicles. Going to the grave the 
Court marches before the remains. At the 
church or grave the casket is carried through 
the lines the members following it. 

SERVICES. 

The Court assembles in their hall, or some 
place near where the deceased is. The M. A. 
M. declares the Court open, and annouces the 
business that has called them together. The 
C. S. reads the name and age of deceased, and 
how long she had been a member, the day and 
date of her death. This is recorded in the 
Book of Records. 

ORDER OF MARCH. 

The procession is formed and marches to 
where the deceased is, and receives the casket 
and march as near as possible in the following 



order, to the church or place where the services 
are to be performed: 

Directors, with maces. 
Masons, by twos. 
Heroines, by twos. 
I. G. K. O. G. K., with rods. 
C. S. C. T 
S. M. 
Past Senior Matrons. g 

M. W. J. and Clergy. » 

Past M. A. Matrons. S- 

M. A. M. p 

o 9 o 
o S- o 

O £ O 

Family. 

Other Societies. 
Citizens and Friends. 

SERVICES AT THE CHURCH. 

The Court opens rank and the casket is con- 
veyed through into the church. The procession 
marches after the casket, led by the M. A. M. 
The family follows, after them the other so- 
cieties and friends. The M. A. M., M. W. J. 
and Past Matrons are seated on the platform, 
the family on front seats, the Court in seats be- 
hind the family, the Masons in the rear of the 
Court, other societies after them. 



CEREMONY. 

The M. W. J, announces the purpose of the 
assembling and the name and age of the [de- 
ceased, and the length of time she had been a 

member of Court No. . . . He then, 

or a clergyman, announces the following hymn 

or some other appropriate one. 

P. M. 

i. Happy soul, thy days are ending, 

All thy mourning days below ; 

Go — the angel guards attending — 

To the sight of Jesus go , 
Waiting to receive thy spirit, 

Lo! the Savior stands above; 
Shows the purchase of his merit, 
Reaches out the croM n of love. 

2 . Struggle through the latest passion, 
To thy great Redeemer's breast; 

To his uttermost salvation, 
To his everlasting rest. 
For the joy he sets before thee, 

Bear a momentary pain ; 
Die, to live a life of glory; 

Suffer, with thy Lord to reign. 

PRAYER. 

The M. A. M. gives three raps and all stand. 
M. W.J. addresses the throne of grace in the 
following prayer: 

Our Heavenly Father, we praise Thee, we 



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adore Thee, we thank Thee for the many bless- 
ings that Thou hast bestowed upon the mem- 
bers of this Court,and all the true followers ol our 
Lord and Savior. To-day we are bowed down 
in sorro\y. Death has entered our ranks, and 
a loved sister is gone the way of all the earth. 
Our hearts are heavy w T ith mourning. We 
come unto Thee, our God and Father, asking 
and pleading that Thou wilt comfort "us iiTour 
distress. Have mercy upon all that call on 
Thee in this hour of grief. Let the smiles of 
thy benign countenance rest upon the family 
and friends of our dear deceased sister. May 
we who look upon her face for the last time in 
earth, so live that when we take our farewell 
from this world and journey towards eternity, 
may we, with thy blessed approbation, meet 
our sister in the Courts of the Heavenly Land, 
and in the fadeless light of thy glorious pres- 
ence enjoy with our sister the company of the 
redeemed from earth forever. And we will 
give Father, Son and Holy Spirit honor and 
praise, now and forever. Amen. 

All the members repeat after the M. A. M. 
the following words: 



It is the Will of God. We Bless His 
Holy Name. 

The M. A. M. gives one rap and all are 
seated. 

A solemn piece is played, or a hymn is sung. 
invocation . 

The M. A. M. gives three raps and all stand. 
The M. W.J. leads and the members respond: 

M. W. J.: Give ear, O Lord, unto my pray- 
er, and attend to my supplication in the day of 
my trouble. I will call upon Thee for Thou 
will answer me. 

Response: Hear us, O Lord. Have mercy 
upon us. 

M. W. J.: In my distress I cried unto the 
Lord and he heard me. My help cometh from 
the Lord; he will not slumber. 

Response: The Lord is good. His mercies 
endureth forever. 

M. W. J.: God is our refuge and strength; 
a very present help in trouble. Why art thou 
cast down, oh my soul. Hope thou in God. 
The eye of the Lord is upon them that fear 
him. 



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Response: The mercies of the Lord endur- 
eth forever. 

M. W. J.: Blessed is he that cometh in the 
name of the Lord. Blessed be the Kingdom of 
our father David that cometh in the Lord. 

Response: Hosanna in the highest. His 
mercies endureth lorever. 

M. W. J.: Entreat me not to leave, or to re- 
turn from following after thee. Thy people 
shall be my people, and thy God my God. 

Response: Oh Lord, where Thou goest let 
me follow Thee. 

M. W. J.: Oh Lord, save my father and my 
mother, and my brethren and my sisters, and 
all people, in the heavenly land, and deliver our 
lives from eternal death. 

Response: Draw us, oh Lord, by the cords 
of thy love, for thy mercies endureth forever. 

The M. A. M. gives one rap and all are seat- 
ed. A hymn is sung, after which the sermon 
is delivered. At the closing of the sermon the 
M. A. M. gives three raps and all stand. 

The M. W. J. announces that the minister 
will dismiss now and that the congregation be 



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seated and remain seated until the Court and 
Casket passes out. While the organist plays 
a solemn piece of music the Court and other 
societies march around and view the deceased, 
and form a double rank in the aisle, if there is 
room, if not, they form on the outside for the 
casket to pass between the lines to the hearse. 

[It may be and sometimes will be the desire ot 
the congregation to look upon the face of the 
deceased. If there is time the congregation can 
walk pass the the casket and out of the church 
while the Court remains seated untill all have 
passed out.] 

BORNE TO THE GRAVE. 

ORDER OF MARCH IN VEHICLES. 

M. W.J. and Clergy. 

Masons. 

Heroines. 

Officers and Past Officers. 

Past Matrons and Past Joshuas. 

M. A. Matrons. 

Pall Bearers. 

o „• o ~ 



^ 



o £ o 

Family. 

Other Societies. 

Friends. 



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CEREMOXY AT THE GRAVE. 

When they arrive at the grave the Court and 
other societies form and open ranks and the 
casket is conveyed through the ranks to the 
grave and set over the grave. 

The Court forms in a circle around the 
grave with the family at the foot, and M. W. J., 
the Clergy and M. A. M. at the head. The 
following hymn is lined out and sung. 

L. M. 

i Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb; 
Take this new treasure to thy trust; 
And give these sacred relics room 
To slumber in the silent dust. 

2 Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear 
Invade thy bounds: no mortal woes 

Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, 
While angels watch the soft repose. 

3 So Jesus slept; — God's dying Son 

Passed through the grave, and blest the bed ; 
Rest here, blest saint, till from his throne 
The morning break, and pierce the shade. 

4 Break from his throne, illustrious morn; 
Attend, O earth! his sov'reign word; 

Restore thy trust — a glorious form- - 
Call'd to ascend and meet the Lord. 

PRAYER. 

Oh, merciful God and Father of our Lord 



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Jesus Christ who is the resurrection and life, 
whomsoever believeth in thee shall never die 
eternally, we humbly beseech Thee to hear our 
prayer, and let thy comforting influences rest 
with those who mourn to-day, and give us con- 
fidence to believe that Thou will raise our sister 
up at the last day, to a life of everlasting happi- 
ness. May we be found acceptable in thy 
sight when we come to exchange worlds and 
receive that blessing which was promised to all 
who love and fear Thee, by our Lord and Sa- 
vior, Thy beloved Son, saying come ye blessed 
of My Father, and inherit the kingdom prepared 
for you from the beginning of the world. 
Grant this we beseech Thee, oh merciful Fath- 
er, through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. 
Amen. 

All the members say: Let the Will of 
God be Done. Bless his Holy Name. 

exhortation. 
Friends, this solemn scene tells you that our 
Court has been visited by the Messenger of 
death, against whose entrance the Gate Keep- 
ers could not oppose, stop or guard. The chain 



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of Heroines has been broken; a link is gone; 
our number is one less. We mourn the loss of 
a dear sister. All that remains of our beloved 

companion, A B is now about 

to be consigned to its last narrow house to rest 
until the great last day. No more on earth will 
she meet Heroines around the altar of love; no 
more will the gates of Courts open to admit her 
within its sacred retreat. Her voice is silent; 
her seat is vacant. We that have met her so 
often will miss her. She has gone, she sleeps 
with those that have passed the portals of 
death. Sickness, sorrow and the troubles of life, 
are hers no more. She is at rest. We assem- 
ble here to-da} T to bid our departed sister a last, 
long farewell. It has pleased the Almighty 
Father to call our sister from earth. May she 
find a heavenly rest in the Courts of eternal 
bliss. May she dwell in the light of the Father, 
Son and Holy Spirit, and company angels and 
the heavenly host forever. May it be the happy 
lot of all her Court relations, and friends to meet 
her in the heavenly land. 

The members all say, Amen! Amen! Amen! 



While the casket is lowered into the grave 
the following is sung: 

P.M. 

i Friend after friend departs : 
Who hath not lost a friend ? 
There is no union here of hearts 

That finds not here an end : 
Were this frail world our only rest, 
Living or dying, none were blest. 

3 Beyond the flight of time, 

Beyond this vale of death, 
There surely is some blessed clime 

Where life is not a breath, 
Nor life's affection transient fire, 
Whose sparks fly upward to expire. 

3 There is a world above, 

Where parting is unknown; 
A whole eternity of love, 

Form'd for the good alone : 
And faith beholds the dying here 
Translated to that happier sphere . 

M. W.J. (holding a spray of wheat in seed > 
says: We deposit this emblem in the grave oi 
Sister to express our belief in the res- 
urrection of the body of our sister when the 
earth shall end its mission, and the Son of Man 
shall come a second time, they that were planted 
in his name shall rise and meet him in the air. 
He said, 1 am the resurrection and the life; he 



that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet 
shall he live. (The spray is dropped into the 
grave.) 

The members of the Courts pass around the 
head of the grave and drop the sprays into it 
(this is done in silence) and return to the circle. 

CHURCH SERVICE. 

By M. W.J. or a Clergyman: Forasmuch 
as it hath pleased Almighty God, in His wise 
providence, to take out of this world the soul of 
our deceased sister, we therefore commit her 
bod} r to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ash- 
es, dust to dust; looking for the general resur- 
rection in the last day, and the life of the world 
to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ; at 
whose second coming in glorious majesty to 
judge the world, the earth and the sea shall 
give up their dead; and the corruptible bodies 
of those who sleep in Him shall be changed, 
and made like unto His own glorious body, ac- 
cording to the mighty working whereby he is 
able to subdue all things unto himself. Amen. 

The members all respond: It is the will ot 
God. Amen. 



The M. A. M. can declare the court closed, 
or have the procession return to their hall and 
close the court in regular form. 



END. 




